Originally Posted by jgporsche

I've been hearing about how people get tickets for "modified"/loud exhausts. I drive all through hampton, NN, williamsburg, and Va Beach in a BRIGHT yellow Porsche. I have NO cat and NO muffler. It's just a straight 3" pipe coming off of the turbo. I haven't had a cop look at me twice. YES, it is VERY loud.

I know Va state inspections require both a muffler and cat, but what are the actual rules for exhausts? Who says it can't be larger than stock, or how in the hell can a cop say it's "not stock" They don't have a list of exhaust specs on cars. My original exhaust on my Porsche was TERRIBLY rusted and needed to be replaced when i bought the car. So because I got a new exhaust, wouldn't that fall into a "it's not stock" dilemma?